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Comment at: clang/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp:520
   Options.DataSections = CodeGenOpts.DataSections;
-  Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = CodeGenOpts.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility;
   Options.UniqueSectionNames = CodeGenOpts.UniqueSectionNames;
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sfertile wrote:
> DiggerLin wrote:
> > sfertile wrote:
> > > DiggerLin wrote:
> > > > jasonliu wrote:
> > > > > DiggerLin wrote:
> > > > > > DiggerLin wrote:
> > > > > > > jasonliu wrote:
> > > > > > > > DiggerLin wrote:
> > > > > > > > > jasonliu wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > DiggerLin wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > jasonliu wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > Instead of just removing this line, should this get 
> > > > > > > > > > > > replaced with the new LangOpts option?
> > > > > > > > > > > I do not think we need a CodeGenOp of 
> > > > > > > > > > > ignore-xcoff-visibility in clang, we only need the 
> > > > > > > > > > > LangOpt of the ignore-xcoff-visilbity to control whether 
> > > > > > > > > > > we will  generate the visibility in the IR,  when the 
> > > > > > > > > > > LangOpt of ignore-xcoff-visibility do not generate the 
> > > > > > > > > > > visibility attribute of GV in the IR. it do not need 
> > > > > > > > > > > CodeGenOp of ignore-xcoff-visibility any more for the 
> > > > > > > > > > > clang .
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > we have still CodeGen ignore-xcoff-visibility op in  llc.
> > > > > > > > > > We removed the visibility from IR level with this patch. 
> > > > > > > > > > But there is also visibility settings coming from CodeGen 
> > > > > > > > > > part of clang, which needs to get ignore when we are doing 
> > > > > > > > > > the code gen in llc. So I think you still need to set the 
> > > > > > > > > > options correct for llc.
> > > > > > > > > yes we have the set the options correct for llc in the code.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > in the source file llvm/lib/CodeGen/CommandFlags.cpp, we have 
> > > > > > > > > (in the patch https://reviews.llvm.org/D87451 add new option 
> > > > > > > > > -mignore-xcoff-visibility) , the function
> > > > > > > > > TargetOptions codegen::InitTargetOptionsFromCodeGenFlags() {
> > > > > > > > > ....
> > > > > > > > > Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = getIgnoreXCOFFVisibility(); 
> > > > > > > > > ...}
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > What I'm saying is... 
> > > > > > > > I think we need a line like this:
> > > > > > > > `Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = 
> > > > > > > > LangOpts.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility;`
> > > > > > > > so that when you invoke clang, backend would get the correct 
> > > > > > > > setting as well. 
> > > > > > > I do not think so, from the clang FE, we do not generated the 
> > > > > > > visibility in the IR. so there is no need these line.
> > > > > > or we can say that because we do not set the hidden visibility into 
> > > > > > the GlobalValue , so we do not need the 
> > > > > > Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = LangOpts.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility;
> > > > > I think I mentioned this before, we could have extra visibility 
> > > > > settings in clang/lib/CodeGen that's not depending on the existing 
> > > > > visibility setting in the IR. (You could search for `setVisibility` 
> > > > > there.) That was the reason we did it in llc first. 
> > > > I will add Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = 
> > > > LangOpts.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility;  here.
> > > > I think I mentioned this before, we could have extra visibility 
> > > > settings in clang/lib/CodeGen that's not depending on the existing 
> > > > visibility setting in the IR. (You could search for setVisibility 
> > > > there.) That was the reason we did it in llc first.
> > > 
> > >  A lot of these are in places we wouldn't encounter with AIX, like for 
> > > Objective-C code gen. But are others like [[ 
> > > https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/b03ea054db1bcf9452b3a70e21d3372b6e58759a/clang/lib/CodeGen/ItaniumCXXABI.cpp#L2507
> > >  | this]]  an issue? Should they be addressed in this patch?
> > after I added the Options.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility = 
> > LangOpts.IgnoreXCOFFVisibility , even there is  
> > GV->setVisibility(llvm::GlobalValue::HiddenVisibility);  it do not effect 
> > our output.
> > 
> > there is following code in the function void 
> > PPCAIXAsmPrinter::emitLinkage(const GlobalValue *GV,
> >                                    MCSymbol *GVSym) const
> > {
> >  ..... 
> >   if (!TM.getIgnoreXCOFFVisibility()) {
> >     switch (GV->getVisibility()) {
> > 
> >     // TODO: "exported" and "internal" Visibility needs to go here.
> >     case GlobalValue::DefaultVisibility:
> >       break;
> >     case GlobalValue::HiddenVisibility:
> >       VisibilityAttr = MAI->getHiddenVisibilityAttr();
> >       break;
> >     case GlobalValue::ProtectedVisibility:
> >       VisibilityAttr = MAI->getProtectedVisibilityAttr();
> >       break;
> >     }
> >   }
> > 
> > ...
> > }
> > it do not effect our output.
> It can if we set the GlobalValue to be dso_local though ... that is the whole 
> point of this patch.
can you give me the example of when the GlobalValue will be set to dso_local 
when there is a visibility been ignore in AIX?


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